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But in order to maintain such treasures of the past we must continue to produce the kind of men and women who are willing and able to keep these traditions alive. In Prince Georges County. Md.. we are indeed fortunate to have two such Americans. John and Bob Giannetti of Giannetti Studios. They are the most recent recipients of the legacy of craftmanship handed to them by their father. Gregory. An Italian immigrant. Gregory Giannetti worked for several ornamental sculpture companies before opening Giannetti Studios in 1935. Since the mid18th century. the Giannetti family has passed the exacting. handworked tradition of molding and sculpting plaster and wood into beautiful rococo designs to succeeding generations.